Chicken brooder



May 3,1927. 1627279 F. FRENG LE ET AL CHICKEN B1300DER Filed Dec. 27, 1923 Patented May 3, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEQ FREDERICK FRENGLE, OF CoTA lI, AND FRANCIS D. ROHAN, OF PETALUMA, CALIFOR- NIA, ASSIGNORS To FRANCIS D. ROHANAND FRANK S. CONNER, A COPARTNERSHIP DOING BUSINESS UNDER FIRM .NAME OF PRIDE 0F PETALUMA BROODER STOVE COMPANY, OF PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA.

CHICKEN BROODER.

Application filed December 27, 1923. Serial No. 682,992.

Our invention is an improved brooder, which may be readily disassembled for shipment, and is simple in construction, and inexpensive to manufacture. V

A further object is to so reinforce the brooder that itwill not sag when suspended for use. 1

Other novel features and details of construction will be more specifically pointed. out in the following detailed description.

In the annexed drawing in which my invention is illustrated:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of our-brooder.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the brooder.

Figure 3'is a bottom View of the same.

Figure 41- is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 44 of Fig. 2.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 55 of Fig. 2.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary sectional View taken on the line 66 of Fig. 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, a conical metal. canopy 1 has an apron 2 depending from the outer edge thereof. The canopy 1 is formed of a plurality of triangular panels 3 which are bolted at their apexes to a cone 4. The stack 5 of the stove extends out through an opening in the cone 4:. Each of the panels 3 has a groove oint 6 formed on one edge thereof while the other edge is straight and is adapted to fit into the joint of the adjacent panel. A bolt 7 extends through each of the joints 6 thus holding the panels together. v

Plates'S are positioned at the outer edge of the canopy and span between adjacent panels, and are riveted to one panel and bolted to the adjacent panel as shown at 9 and 10.

Three bars 11, 12 and 13 are secured to the lower side of the canopy 1, and brace rods 14, 15 and'16 extend between these bars and are secured thereto by nuts threaded to the ends of the rods. All sag in the brooder straps to support. thebrooder for use.

Having described our invention we claim: a 1. A brooder comprising a canopy, an apron depending from said canopy, said canopy being formed of a plurality of triangular panels, a bar secured to the underside of certain of said panels, each of said bars being provided with downwardly extending flanges lying in intersecting planes, each of said flanges being provided with a hole, a brace rod extending thru adjacent holes of adjacent bars and means whereby each brace rod may be adjusted relative to either of the bars which it connects.

2. A brooder comprising a' metallic canopy formed of a plurality of triangular pan: els, each of said panels being formed with a groove extending in a plane parallel to the plane of the panel and adapted "to receive the edge of the adjacent panel, bars secured to a plurality of said panels, and a brace rod extending between each pair of adjacent bars to hold the edge of each panel in the groove of the adjacent panel. 7

. 3. A brooder comprising a canopy, said canopy being formed of a plurality of panels, a, bar secured to the under side of certain of said panels, said bars having openings therein, a brace rod extending through 7 adjacent holes of-adjacent bars, and means whereby each brace rod may be adjusted relative to'either of the bars which it con nects. 1 In testimony whereof we a'lfix our signatures.

FREDERICK FRENGLE. FRANCIS n. ROHAN. 

